Shira Natanov, LMHC

Shira Natanov has over ten years of experience supporting high-risk adolescents and adults, first as a crisis counselor and now as a therapist. As Director of Clinical Training at Tikvah, she oversees all therapist training, coordinates advanced EBP workshops, and facilitates peer-supervision groups for fellow clinicians. She also supervises Tikvah’s DBT program, leads its DBT treatment team, and serves as a therapist on Ohel’s Trauma Response Team. Additionally, Shira is an adjunct professor and internship coordinator at Bellevue University and maintains a private practice. Trained in DBT (including DBT-PE and DBT-ED), CPT, EFT for couples, and SPACE, she provides DBT-adherent individual and group therapy. Shira is dedicated to culturally competent, validation-focused care that builds on each client’s intrinsic motivation to change. She is passionate about increasing access to high-quality, evidence-based therapy in the Jewish community so that no one is turned away due to financial constraints.